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mer, but more flender, and its awns fhorter. 
Calyx, vilves equal, very natrow, briftle-fhaped, 
rough, awned. Florets moftly as in the for- 
mer, but the lateral ones on longer foot-{talks, 
and much fhorter in the awns. 
H. Lateral florets male, awned, rough on the saritinam, 
back; middle floret hermaphrodite, with a 
long awn: involucrum rough. 
In fandy and gravelly banks along the fea 
fhore between Swords and Ruth, but not in 
quantity. A grafs of little value. It is rather 
injurious to cattle, if accidentally introduced 
among hay, from its {tiff awns, 
| A. July. Aug. 
Connd Mara. 
IrIsH. r . 
Eorna mara. 
EncuisH.—Sea Barley. Sea-fide Barley. Squir- 
rel-tail-gra/fs. 
Ob. Roots fibrous. Stems many, about 4 
inches high, decumbent at the bafe, then up- 
right. Spike about 1 inch, compaé. Its fize 
will readily diftinguifh it from the two former, 
and 
